culture Experts

Daniel Cornfield

Professor of SociologyVanderbilt University

Expert in the American labor movement, the creative class, and work and occupation issues generally.

Jay Yoo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Apparel MerchandisingBaylor University

Fashion merchandising and apparel expert specializing in appearance-related behaviors and individual social well-being

Elise King, MID, M.A.

Associate Professor of Interior Design, Interim ChairBaylor University

Interior designer, historian & researcher who explores community relationships with built environments, architectural history & sleep

T.S. Harvey

Associate Professor of AnthropologyVanderbilt University

Expert in cross-cultural doctor-patient interactions, public health communications, disaster relief and crisis management.

Kathryn L. Humphreys

Associate Professor of Psychology and Human DevelopmentVanderbilt University

A clinical psychologist with expertise in infant mental health.

Kelly Goldsmith

E. Bronson Ingram Professor of MarketingVanderbilt University

Expert in marketing, market research, and consumer behavior focusing on the impact of scarcity and sales on shoppers' mindsets.

Robert Talisse

W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy; Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentVanderbilt University

Expert in contemporary political philosophy, with a focus in democratic theory and political epistemology.

Gonzalo Maturana

Professor of FinanceEmory University, Goizueta Business School

Suzana Herculano-Houzel

Associate Professor of PsychologyVanderbilt University

Neuroscientist and international expert in how brain size and structure affect cognition and longevity in animals.

Owen Jones

Glenn M. Weaver, M.D. and Mary Ellen Weaver Chair in Law, Brain, and BehaviorVanderbilt University

Expert in the intersection of law and behavioral biology.